A Washington, D.C.-based group opposed to the legalization of marijuana has announced plans to sue the state of Colorado in federal court, in the hopes of closing the state’s pot stores.
The Safe Streets Alliance, which touts itself as “a nonprofit national organization founded over two decades ago to reduce violent crime in America,” plans to announce the lawsuit Thursday in a news conference on the Colorado Capitol’s east steps.
According to information , the lawsuit will name both Colorado officials and “several prominent participants” of the marijuana industry.
The lawsuit apparently will argue that Colorado’s system for regulating marijuana stores violates of the U.S. Constitution and federal anti-racketeering laws. Reached by phone, an attorney for Safe Streets refused to provide further details, including the names of the lawsuit’s plaintiffs.
Colorado already is defending its legalization laws from . The state attorney general’s office has to that law suit but has indicated the lawsuit lacks merit.
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